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I had one of the original Trango Cinches that was recalled years ago. I didn't find out about the recall until quite some time later, but when I contacted Trango they asked me to send in the old one and sent me a brand new one promptly. I would think that Petzl might do the same.
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Simple and clever, I will be using that tip. Thank you.
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For sure. Trying to make across the board generalizations is silly.
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No I haven't tried that yet.
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That's what I've been using for the past 6 months, I love it!
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The redirect thread.
rumination replied to Old Mill Tree Care's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
I've mostly just been using a sling and biner. I need to start making better use of natural redirects. -
I've been really happy with Poison Ivy, and it's colored variations (pink! ). I'm not sure if it's available in the UK. All this talk about Cougar Blue has me interested. Never seen it for sale in the States, though.
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The APTA is a much cheaper option, and possible to build yourself. I think Nick (bonner) said he will give the plans away for free. Also, it uses compressed air from a bicycle pump. APTA2.0 - The 64 Special
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I think this is also possible to do with just the tail of your rope in the right situation.
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If it's like some of the other Auracarias it should be excellent for turning.
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I think that in a straight pull in normal configuration the ZZ would slide on the rope well before 15kn. Hence the necessity for the stopper knot in the Treetools break test photos. So, I believe speculation about what kind of fall a climber would have to take to generate that force isn't really all that useful here. For that ZZ to break the way it did it was most certainly loaded in unusual manner.
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An official statement from Petzl America: http://www.treebuzz.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=UBB2&Number=359740&Searchpage=1&Main=359740&Words=&topic=1&Search=true#Post359740
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I used to use tenex as a hitch cord. It's ok, but not really the best, both because of it's low melting point and because it has a tendency to lock up occasionally. It's better suited for rigging applications. If you want to try a 12 strand for a hitch cord I'll second Pete's suggestion of ice tail.
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That's not right, you shouldn't be having that problem. Were you trying to use a rope walking setup? A ropewalker needs to be setup a bit differently with a HH. Also, as others have said, once you get the hitch tuned slack tending should be super smooth. Mine even self tends to a small degree.
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Same here, minus the hand ascender (just grab the rope!). I find it to be a very quick and easy technique. I've messed about with several different footloop setups (using the HH) and keep coming back to the simple ascent technique Dan describes. Less stuff to carry around as well.
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The only way I can figure that rope diameter plays a part is that the fatter rope has moved the carabiner contact point a bit further up the slot. There is a very very slight bump on the edge of the slot below this point on my HH so it's possible that the carabiner was getting hung up on that bump when I was using the thinner rope. Paul suggested I polish the carabiner contact area but I haven't gotten around to it yet, as switching ropes has done the trick for me for now. I've also switched to using 8mm HRC cord for the hitch. Really nice stuff, very smooth. I tried 8mm OP, but don't recommend it, had a bit of a rough feeling. The 10mm OP might be really nice, though.
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Since I switched my rope from Velocity to Poison Ivy I haven't had any sticking issues at all.
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Teufelberger Platinum any good for a lanyard?
rumination replied to James Atkinson's topic in Climbers talk
Are you keeping your saw and lanyard on the same side? If so try switching one to the other side. I discovered many years ago that having the lanyard on the left was just as easy to deal with and ended all kinds of frustration with it getting tangled with saws. -
Simple is good. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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What breed is Timber? A very handsome dog indeed.
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Another free prize draw; winner gives £50 to charity.
rumination replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
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Nice. I've never used a Hobbs before. A GRCS is definitely more efficient for lifting, but the Hobbs looks like an excellent device as well.
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"Don't let a greasy groin leave you testy." Haha.
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That's unbelievable.
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Lee, I must say that not being a big city sort of person living in Hong Kong is getting old for me. However, of all the big cities I have been to, it is one of the most interesting, and I think you'd enjoy a vacation here. Lots of interesting sites, good food, and, of course, Hong Kong is the shopping capital of the world. I'm leaving HK in a bit over a month, but if you do decide to come here send me a message and I can fill you in on some of the good sites to see.
